Rocky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɒki/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rocky is an adjective meaning Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
Meaning
Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
More Meanings
- Like a rock; rigid, solid.
- (Of an animal or plant) Having a habitat around or on rocks.
- (figuratively, archaic) Not easily affected or impressed; stony; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.
- Easily rocked; unstable.
- Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.
- Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock).
- (slang) Having little or no money; stony broke.
Example Sentences
to have a rocky heart
a rocky mountain a rocky shore
The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg.
The pihoihoi live in the island's interior, and the torea on its rocky shore.
Word Forms
- rockier
- rockiest
Synonyms for rocky
Depending on context, synonyms include flinty, stonelike, tottering, wobbly, hard, tough.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stony, bouldery, hard, difficult, rough, unsmooth.
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